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Walter Berry

Walter Berry (Truth)

Position: Forward
Height: 6-8    Weight: 215 lbs.
Born: May 14, 1964 in New York, New York
High School: Franklin in Brooklyn, New York
College: St. John's University

Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (14th pick, 14th overall) of the 1986 NBA draft.

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 TOT NBA 63 45 1586 407 766 .531 0 3 .000 187 288 .649 136 173 309 105 38 40 153 196 1001
1986-87 22 POR NBA 7 0 19 6 8 .750 0 0 1 1 1.000 4 3 7 1 2 0 0 8 13
1986-87 22 SAS NBA 56 45 1567 401 758 .529 0 3 .000 186 287 .648 132 170 302 104 36 40 153 188 988
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 73 56 1922 540 960 .563 0 0 192 320 .600 176 219 395 110 55 63 162 207 1272
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 69 31 1355 254 501 .507 1 2 .500 100 143 .699 86 181 267 77 29 48 89 183 609
1988-89 24 NJN NBA 29 17 556 108 231 .468 0 0 43 63 .683 32 83 115 20 10 13 40 69 259
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 40 14 799 146 270 .541 1 2 .500 57 80 .713 54 98 152 57 19 35 49 114 350
Career NBA 205 132 4863 1201 2227 .539 1 5 .200 479 751 .638 398 573 971 292 122 151 404 586 2882

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 TOT NBA 63 45 25.2 6.5 12.2 .531 0.0 0.0 .000 3.0 4.6 .649 2.2 2.7 4.9 1.7 0.6 0.6 2.4 3.1 15.9
1986-87 22 POR NBA 7 0 2.7 0.9 1.1 .750 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.6 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.9
1986-87 22 SAS NBA 56 45 28.0 7.2 13.5 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.1 .648 2.4 3.0 5.4 1.9 0.6 0.7 2.7 3.4 17.6
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 73 56 26.3 7.4 13.2 .563 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.4 .600 2.4 3.0 5.4 1.5 0.8 0.9 2.2 2.8 17.4
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 69 31 19.6 3.7 7.3 .507 0.0 0.0 .500 1.4 2.1 .699 1.2 2.6 3.9 1.1 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.7 8.8
1988-89 24 NJN NBA 29 17 19.2 3.7 8.0 .468 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.2 .683 1.1 2.9 4.0 0.7 0.3 0.4 1.4 2.4 8.9
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 40 14 20.0 3.7 6.8 .541 0.0 0.1 .500 1.4 2.0 .713 1.4 2.5 3.8 1.4 0.5 0.9 1.2 2.9 8.8
Career NBA 205 132 23.7 5.9 10.9 .539 0.0 0.0 .200 2.3 3.7 .638 1.9 2.8 4.7 1.4 0.6 0.7 2.0 2.9 14.1

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1986-87 22 TOT NBA 63 45 1586 9.2 17.4 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 4.2 6.5 .649 3.1 3.9 7.0 2.4 0.9 0.9 3.5 4.4 22.7
1986-87 22 POR NBA 7 0 19 11.4 15.2 .750 0.0 0.0 1.9 1.9 1.000 7.6 5.7 13.3 1.9 3.8 0.0 0.0 15.2 24.6
1986-87 22 SAS NBA 56 45 1567 9.2 17.4 .529 0.0 0.1 .000 4.3 6.6 .648 3.0 3.9 6.9 2.4 0.8 0.9 3.5 4.3 22.7
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 73 56 1922 10.1 18.0 .563 0.0 0.0 3.6 6.0 .600 3.3 4.1 7.4 2.1 1.0 1.2 3.0 3.9 23.8
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 69 31 1355 6.7 13.3 .507 0.0 0.1 .500 2.7 3.8 .699 2.3 4.8 7.1 2.0 0.8 1.3 2.4 4.9 16.2
1988-89 24 NJN NBA 29 17 556 7.0 15.0 .468 0.0 0.0 2.8 4.1 .683 2.1 5.4 7.4 1.3 0.6 0.8 2.6 4.5 16.8
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 40 14 799 6.6 12.2 .541 0.0 0.1 .500 2.6 3.6 .713 2.4 4.4 6.8 2.6 0.9 1.6 2.2 5.1 15.8
Career NBA 205 132 4863 8.9 16.5 .539 0.0 0.0 .200 3.5 5.6 .638 2.9 4.2 7.2 2.2 0.9 1.1 3.0 4.3 21.3

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1986-87 22 TOT NBA 63 1586 16.8 .561 .531 9.1 12.5 10.7 10.4 1.1 1.4 14.6 26.5 106 112 1.4 0.9 2.3
1986-87 22 POR NBA 7 19 28.9 .770 .750 24.1 17.3 20.6 8.7 4.8 0.0 0.0 17.4 166 101 0.1 0.0 0.2
1986-87 22 SAS NBA 56 1567 16.6 .559 .529 8.9 12.5 10.6 10.4 1.1 1.5 14.8 26.6 105 112 1.3 0.9 2.2
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 73 1922 18.8 .578 .563 9.8 12.4 11.1 8.7 1.3 1.8 12.8 25.9 109 113 2.7 0.7 3.4
1988-89 24 TOT NBA 69 1355 13.2 .540 .508 6.9 14.8 10.8 8.5 1.0 2.1 13.6 19.5 105 108 1.0 1.4 2.4
1988-89 24 NJN NBA 29 556 11.7 .501 .468 6.2 17.1 11.5 5.6 0.9 1.4 13.4 22.0 98 110 -0.1 0.4 0.3
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 40 799 14.4 .573 .543 7.4 13.2 10.3 10.5 1.1 2.6 13.8 17.8 112 106 1.1 1.0 2.1
Career NBA 205 4863 16.6 .563 .540 8.8 13.1 10.9 9.2 1.2 1.8 13.6 24.3 107 111 5.1 3.1 8.2

Playoffs

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 3 94 27 50 0 1 12 15 13 21 6 5 2 11 10 66 .540 .000 .800 31.3 22.0 7.0 2.0
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 4 57 13 26 0 0 7 8 3 9 5 2 1 6 8 33 .500 .875 14.3 8.3 2.3 1.3
Career NBA 7 151 40 76 0 1 19 23 16 30 11 7 3 17 18 99 .526 .000 .826 21.6 14.1 4.3 1.6

Playoffs Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS
1987-88 23 SAS NBA 3 94 20.0 .583 .540 13.5 11.2 12.6 9.6 2.4 1.2 16.3 27.7 108 114 0.1 0.1 0.2
1988-89 24 HOU NBA 4 57 15.1 .559 .500 6.1 12.0 9.0 14.5 1.7 1.1 16.9 25.9 103 109 0.0 0.1 0.1
Career NBA 7 151 18.2 .575 .526 10.7 11.5 11.2 11.5 2.2 1.2 16.5 27.0 106 112 0.1 0.1 0.2

College

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Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age College G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
1984-85 20 STJOHNS 35 1200 231 414 134 187 304 34 29 45 86 89 596 .558 .717 34.3 17.0 8.7 1.0
1985-86 21 STJOHNS 36 1318 327 547 174 248 399 36 30 76 110 95 828 .598 .702 36.6 23.0 11.1 1.0
Career 71 2518 558 961 308 435 703 70 59 121 196 184 1424 .581 .708 35.5 20.1 9.9 1.0

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Awards

1985-86 NCAA AP Player of the Year
1985-86 NCAA John R. Wooden Award

Honors

1985-86 NCAA AP All-America (1st)

Field Goal Pct

1987-88 NBA .562 (5)

Effective Field Goal Pct

1987-88 NBA .562 (7)

Transactions

June 17, 1986: Drafted by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 1st round (14th pick) of the 1986 NBA Draft.

December 18, 1986: Traded by the Portland Trail Blazers to the San Antonio Spurs for Kevin Duckworth.

August 29, 1988: Traded by the San Antonio Spurs to the New Jersey Nets for Dallas Comegys.

January 30, 1989: Waived by the New Jersey Nets.

February 2, 1989: Signed as a free agent with the Houston Rockets.

Salaries

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Season Team Lg Salary
1987-88 San Antonio Spurs NBA $287,500
1988-89 Total NBA $312,500
Career (may be incomplete) $600,000
Estimated salaries are marked with an asterisk (*).

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